Ecclesiastes 8:5 · KJV
“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. {shall...: Heb. shall know}”
— Ecclesiastes 8:5
Where the word of a king {is, there is} power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man {is} great upon him.
Ecclesiastes 8 — Context
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4Where the word of a king {is, there is} power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. {shall...: Heb. shall know}
6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man {is} great upon him.
7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? {when...: or, how it shall be?}
Cross References
Hebrews 5:14
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, {even} those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. {of full age: or, perfect} {use: or, an habit, or, perfection}
1 Peter 3:13-14
And who {is} he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}
Luke 20:25
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
Romans 13:5-7
Wherefore {ye} must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
1 Chronicles 12:32
And of the children of Issachar, {which were men} that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them {were} two hundred; and all their brethren {were} at their commandment.
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I {counsel thee} to keep the king's commandment, and {that} in regard of the oath of God.
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